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#3EB163 Color

#3EB163 is rgb(62, 177, 99) in RGB, hsl(139, 48%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 0%, 44%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3EB163
HEX#3EB163
RGBrgb(62, 177, 99)
HSLhsl(139, 48%, 47%)
HSVhsv(139, 65%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 44%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.154 150.6)
LABlab(64.44% -46.77 29.99)
LCHlch(64.44% 55.56 147.33)

What #3EB163 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3EB163, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 6.38GO Green#00AB66ΔE 7.46Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 8.12Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.19Green Frog#00A86BΔE 10.25Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 10.68

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#3EB163 Channel Values

How #3EB163 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 62 · G 177 · B 998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 139° · S 48% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 139° · S 65% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3EB163 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3EB163 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3EB163

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3EB163; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3EB163
Complementary
#B13E8D
Analogous
#53B13E
Analogous
#3EB19C
Triadic
#633EB1
Triadic
#B1633E
Split comp.
#9C3EB1
Split comp.
#B13E53

Tints & Shades of #3EB163

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#51C275
#70CD8D
#8AD6A2
#A4DFB7
#BFE8CC
#DDF3E4

Shades

#369B56
#2E844A
#266D3D
#1D532E
#153C22
#0D2615

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3EB163.

How #3EB163 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3EB163
Protanopia#A4A464
Protanomaly#87AA63
Deuteranopia#979767
Deuteranomaly#7DA265
Tritanopia#54AAAA
Tritanomaly#4CAD93
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3EB163 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3eb163: #3EB163;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3EB163;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3eb163': '#3EB163' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.243, green: 0.694, blue: 0.388)
Android XML<color name="color_3eb163">#3EB163</color>
SVG fillfill="#3EB163"

More Green Colors

#3EB163 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3EB163 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3EB163?

#3EB163 is a mid-tone green — rgb(62, 177, 99) in RGB and hsl(139, 48%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #3EB163?

#3EB163 is rgb(62, 177, 99) — red 62, green 177, and blue 99 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3EB163?

#3EB163 converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 0%, 44%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3EB163 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3EB163 scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3EB163 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3EB163 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 6.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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